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on here now | writer/reader/fivewhofans guy | co-writer/producer: @afarseries.bsky.social

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Brian Wilson: I’m going to need 9 years and this list of musical instruments only made in the mountains of Nepal to create my masterpiece, it’s called Goofy Goo Bananas

10.03.2026 15:50 👍 1334 🔁 136 💬 30 📌 10
A pair of delightful frog puppets.

A pair of delightful frog puppets.

The latest additions to our cast of characters were lovingly crafted by our puppet builder, Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on designs by Jon Gransden. These cuddly amphibians were knitted into existence by the Frog Witch and cast out into the world to make little lives for themselves.

The latest additions to our cast of characters were lovingly crafted by our puppet builder, Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on designs by Jon Gransden. These cuddly amphibians were knitted into existence by the Frog Witch and cast out into the world to make little lives for themselves.

Introducing our new puppets: the frogs! The latest additions to our cast of characters were lovingly crafted by our puppet builder, Basil Waite of FopDoodles based on designs by @gingeranimator.bsky.social.

04.03.2026 16:34 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Just passed a weed store named FlynnStoned and I don’t know what to do with my anger

02.03.2026 18:57 👍 1214 🔁 69 💬 0 📌 0
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodon’s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: “3.6 million years ago:” we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.

Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodon’s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: “3.6 million years ago:” we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.

20.02.2026 15:48 👍 17778 🔁 3663 💬 115 📌 85
the singer jay kay being weird in his big mental moving house

the singer jay kay being weird in his big mental moving house

we don't talk enough about how this paranoid freak released virtual insanity in 1996. years before the average person in the uk had even sent a text message, he was dancing like a maniac in his big moving gaff, enraged to the point of song by faxes, teletext and encarta 95.

07.02.2024 14:55 👍 605 🔁 148 💬 26 📌 19
Security measure | eBay

Selling off most of my Doctor Who figure collection on eBay coz I've stopped bothering with the COptions line...and hoped that folks wanting to fill gaps in their collection would leap at the chance.

So far, the bids are mostly from re-sellers.

Wanna change that?

www.ebay.co.uk/usr/official...

14.02.2026 12:34 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

your wurlitzer bro. it's playing a song that has yet to be written about a time that will never come bro. its sad haunting beauty is making mockery of the trivial dramas and petty jealousies with which we fill our meaningless days. it's freaking me the fuck out bro.

14.02.2026 04:34 👍 236 🔁 52 💬 1 📌 0

there should be a high fantasy author who hates writing about food. "and then king aelfrid joined the dwarven feast and quickly wolfed down some ham and a corn or whatever. back to magic"

08.02.2026 00:19 👍 1896 🔁 165 💬 57 📌 10

"1 dorito would kill a Victorian orphan"
Wrong. The average Victorian orphan is paying threepence to watch Professor Butt shoot an orange off his elderly father's head at 4:00 on a Monday. The average citizen of the 21st century simply isn't built for that level of excitement.

06.02.2026 12:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Victorian poster advertising:

PROFESSOR BUTT
IS IN BATH!

For the BENEFIT of Professor BUTT, a Performance will take place on MONDAY, March 31st, 1862, at 4 o'Clock in the Evening, on the Grounds at the Rear of the PORTER BUTT INN, Walcot, Which will consist of some very Extraordinary Feats which have never been equalled Bath before.
1st FEAT.
The Professor will place an Orange on his kind, dear old Father's head, and with a Rifle loaded with Ball, dislodge the Orange at 200
Yards distance, without injuring the Old Man's pumpkin.

2nd FEAT.
AN AMPHIBIOUS P ERFORMANCE,
AS PERFORMED BEFORE THE ROYAL FAMILY.
Professor BUTT will ascend to a Platform 150 feet in height, erected across the River, and Dive into 17 feet of Water, and during the
Immersion, will put on a Suit of Clothes, in Imitation of a thorough-bred, Down-South Yankee.


THE RING ! THE RING! THE RING!
A Ring will be formed, when the following Members of the Noble Art of Self-Defence will display their Science as under :
1st MILL BETWEEN
Australian Harry and Fussell the Dauber.

2nd MILL BETWEEN
Dickey Birdlime and Jemmy the Cutler.

3rd MILL BETWEEN
Ginger the Cure and Jack the Carver.

THE WIND-UP BETWEEN
Professor Butt and the Professor's Father, Which will be First-Rate, the Old Man having just returned from London, he having taken a Benefit at Jemmy Shaw's House with Jem Mace, the Champion, who received such a hiding from the repeated Doses administered by the Old Man's Mawleys, that he has been laid up since, Jem saying, he could not get over the Old One's Gimlet Eye.

The Professor will do several more astounding Peats, after which, by
particular desire, the Professor's Father will Sing his favourite old Song, "OLD DOG TRAY," and many other appropriate Songs
and Ballads.


Prices of Admission, SIXPENCE; working Class, THREEPENCE

Victorian poster advertising: PROFESSOR BUTT IS IN BATH! For the BENEFIT of Professor BUTT, a Performance will take place on MONDAY, March 31st, 1862, at 4 o'Clock in the Evening, on the Grounds at the Rear of the PORTER BUTT INN, Walcot, Which will consist of some very Extraordinary Feats which have never been equalled Bath before. 1st FEAT. The Professor will place an Orange on his kind, dear old Father's head, and with a Rifle loaded with Ball, dislodge the Orange at 200 Yards distance, without injuring the Old Man's pumpkin. 2nd FEAT. AN AMPHIBIOUS P ERFORMANCE, AS PERFORMED BEFORE THE ROYAL FAMILY. Professor BUTT will ascend to a Platform 150 feet in height, erected across the River, and Dive into 17 feet of Water, and during the Immersion, will put on a Suit of Clothes, in Imitation of a thorough-bred, Down-South Yankee. THE RING ! THE RING! THE RING! A Ring will be formed, when the following Members of the Noble Art of Self-Defence will display their Science as under : 1st MILL BETWEEN Australian Harry and Fussell the Dauber. 2nd MILL BETWEEN Dickey Birdlime and Jemmy the Cutler. 3rd MILL BETWEEN Ginger the Cure and Jack the Carver. THE WIND-UP BETWEEN Professor Butt and the Professor's Father, Which will be First-Rate, the Old Man having just returned from London, he having taken a Benefit at Jemmy Shaw's House with Jem Mace, the Champion, who received such a hiding from the repeated Doses administered by the Old Man's Mawleys, that he has been laid up since, Jem saying, he could not get over the Old One's Gimlet Eye. The Professor will do several more astounding Peats, after which, by particular desire, the Professor's Father will Sing his favourite old Song, "OLD DOG TRAY," and many other appropriate Songs and Ballads. Prices of Admission, SIXPENCE; working Class, THREEPENCE

We used to be a proper country

06.02.2026 12:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly

01.02.2026 15:40 👍 16723 🔁 4839 💬 94 📌 73

Bluesky won't kick off until the top posters start getting book deals like Twitter users did 12 years ago

01.02.2026 00:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There is simply no way on Earth that estate-approved Rashomon Beatles sustains itself for 8 hours.

30.01.2026 21:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Beatle biopics are going to be AWFUL and I can't wait to watch them

30.01.2026 21:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If you find yourself sitting across from this guy you are F U C K E D

30.01.2026 03:21 👍 3027 🔁 355 💬 93 📌 9

january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing

30.01.2026 09:42 👍 2443 🔁 791 💬 24 📌 8

My heart is in my mouth a bit as I write this, but we’ve launched a Patreon for a new fantasy show. I really, truly believe in it with all my heart, so please consider supporting us and sharing this ✨

27.01.2026 19:46 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Introducing the Afar Patreon | Support a New Fantasy Series
Introducing the Afar Patreon | Support a New Fantasy Series YouTube video by Afar

NEW VIDEO! Today, we’ve launched the Afar Patreon for people looking to support our live-action, eight-part fantasy drama set in a realm of magic, monsters and adventure.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p_x...

27.01.2026 19:12 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Please consider helping fund Afar so we can make it more thrilling/ambitious/funny:

27.01.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
Afar | Patreon An original live-action fantasy series

We hope you’ll consider this project. You can find a link to our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/c/AfarSeries

27.01.2026 19:13 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
The Crop Duster Scene (With No Crop Duster) - North By Northweird
The Crop Duster Scene (With No Crop Duster) - North By Northweird YouTube video by Alasdair Beckett-King

Five years ago I took the aeroplane out of North by Northwest, so Cary Grant is just running around for no reason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K26T...

26.01.2026 11:00 👍 398 🔁 103 💬 24 📌 8

Feeling so blessed to be making a goofy fantasy show with such talented people!!

23.01.2026 21:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Afar: Inside the Episode | Gremlins and Grumblings
Afar: Inside the Episode | Gremlins and Grumblings YouTube video by Afar

NEW VIDEO! Find out how we made fantasy into reality! Executive Producers Billy Treacy and Daniel Sherratt discuss the story and the making of Afar's proof of concept: Gremlins and Grumblings. youtu.be/aqAIacVe-1w?...

23.01.2026 19:55 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Currently reading A Confederacy of Dunces and it's crazy how back in the day encountering 1 Ignatius J Riley could completely upend your life but nowadays we encounter hundreds of Ignatius J Rileys online each day and it makes no difference what so ever

19.01.2026 21:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
LEGO Delorean from Back to the Future

LEGO Delorean from Back to the Future

Great Scott!

15.01.2026 16:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The thing about any UK Twitter/X ban is that our political class are addicted to it. McSweeney bases his entire ideology on what weirdos on there are saying, Farage uses it because it boosts his reach and its where Kemi Badenoch finds all her favourite conspiracy theories.

09.01.2026 08:36 👍 283 🔁 54 💬 3 📌 4

The last few days did not move the main story forward AT ALL. It's just a guy eating little treats and doing nothing. And so many plot holes. He says, "no more little treats," and then he's eating another little treat in literally the next scene.

29.12.2025 10:24 👍 1753 🔁 353 💬 33 📌 8

[doing backing vocals for Sam Cooke] Science Book

26.12.2025 17:55 👍 2131 🔁 322 💬 19 📌 9
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Last-minute gig idea! A knock-off VHS that looks a bit like a classic Disney cartoon:

22.12.2025 10:07 👍 2259 🔁 745 💬 48 📌 27
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insanely good thing to say when you enter a room

13.12.2025 09:04 👍 4381 🔁 1440 💬 22 📌 90